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  1. Dr. Jun Wen, botanist, evolutionary biologist and research curator, National Museum of Natural History, is an expert on the systematics and biogeography of the ginseng family (Araliaceae) and the grape family (Vitaceae). #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Jun Wen

    • Date: November 11, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Jun Wen, botanist, evolutionary biologist and research curator, National Museum of Natural History, is an expert on the systematics and biogeography of the ginseng family (Araliaceae) and the grape family (Vitaceae). #Groundbreaker

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  3. Photographer Michael Barnes and his copy stand setup.

    Board of Regents: Providing Guidance to the Stewards of the National Collections

    • Date: September 8, 2016
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: With the help of digital volunteers, we will make over a century’s worth of Smithsonian Board of Regents Meeting Minutes searchable, via the Smithsonian Transcription Center.

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  5. Alpaca and vicuña at National Zoological Park, circa 1910s.

    Sneak Peek 12/9/2019

    • Date: December 9, 2019
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Alpaca and vicuña at National Zoological Park, circa 1910s, SIA RU000095, SIA_000095_B48_F10_001.

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  7. Nile Hippopotamuses and Baby at National Zoological Park

    Sneak Peek 5/28/2018

    • Date: May 28, 2018
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Nile hippopotamuses and baby at National Zoological Park, 73-3818.

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    Holding on to Virtual Worlds

    • Date: June 23, 2010
    • Creator: Marvin Heiferman
    • Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="385" caption="Games, by Axel Tregoning, Creative Commons: Attribution 2.0."][/caption] While some people seem to enjoy fantasizing about doomsday scenarios and the end of the “real” world, a recent piece on Ars Tehchnica’s website makes it clear that virtual worlds don’t last forever, either.

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  11. Open journal with handwritten notes in black ink.

    Is there a place for paleography in archives?

    • Date: January 23, 2018
    • Creator: Ricc Ferrante
    • Description: As we digitize the Archives’ collections to make them available online, I am constantly being exposed to handwriting from the past two centuries. As a result, I have a deeper appreciatiation of how many different things influence the way a person’s writing appears on the page, things beyond the quality of their penmanship. Writing on the deck of a ship, on horseback or on

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  13. Dr. Cara Santelli, research geologist at the Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, studies the impact of microbial activity on mineral formation, rock-weathering processes, and remediation of contaminated environments. #Groundbreaker

    Women in Science Wednesday: Dr. Cara Santelli

    • Date: July 15, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Dr. Cara Santelli, research geologist at the Department of Mineral Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, studies the impact of microbial activity on mineral formation, rock-weathering processes, and remediation of contaminated environments. #Groundbreaker

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  15. Pygmy Hippopotamus in Mud Wallow

    Sneak Peek 7/16/2018

    • Date: July 16, 2018
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Pygmy hippopotamus in mud wallow at National Zoological Park, SIA Acc. 11-009, 73-6860.

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  17. Golden lion tamarin group at National Zoological Park, November 1983, by Jessie Cohen.

    Sneak Peek 12/23/2019

    • Date: December 23, 2019
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Golden lion tamarin group at National Zoological Park, November 1983, by Jessie Cohen, SIA Acc. 16-065, SIA16-065_B31_F03_S05_05.

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  19. Orangutans at National Zoological Park, 1981-1982, by Jessie Cohen.

    Sneak Peek 12/30/2019

    • Date: December 30, 2019
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Orangutans at National Zoological Park, 1981-1982, by Jessie Cohen, SIA Acc. 16-065, SIA16-065_B12_F02_S01_002.

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  21. Construction of the Lion House at National Zoological Park, April 15, 1891, by C.M. Bell.

    Sneak Peek 2/3/2020

    • Date: February 3, 2020
    • Creator: Marguerite Roby
    • Description: Construction of the Lion House at National Zoological Park, April 15, 1891, by C.M. Bell, SIA RU000095, SIA_000095_B35_F02_001.

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  23. Elmer S. Riggs and Mr. Klein with fossil rhinoceros skull in Paleontology Lab, 1899, Field Museum.

    Link Love: 11/27/15

    • Date: November 27, 2015
    • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
    • Description: Who doesn't love giant treasure-troves of historic photographs? Check out some amazing shots from the history of the Field Museum in Chicago. [via Wired]History detective: Researchers in Amsterdam used Google Maps to pinpoint the exact location of the house depicted in Johannes Vermeer's painting, “The Little Street.” [via Hyperallergic]Want to contribute to public history

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